Avichay Adraee, an Israeli army spokesman, warned residents on social media that the military would strike “Hezbollah facilities and interests” in Shiyah, attaching maps which pinpointed the buildings being targeted.

“For your safety and the safety of your family members, you must evacuate these buildings and those adjacent to them immediately and stay away from them for a distance of no less than 500 metres,” Mr Adraee said.

He later declared that the Israel Defense Forces had launched a series of raids targeting “Hezbollah command headquarters” in Beirut.

The NNA earlier on Friday reported several other Israeli strikes on south Beirut, adding that “thick smoke was seen rising from the vicinity of the Lebanese University” in the Hadath neighbourhood.